Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has been closed due to continuous rains, officials said.
They said that the thoroughfare was blocked for traffic movement at Panthayal earlier on Monday and today no vehicular movement was allowed in view of the forecast by the weatherman.
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“No vehicular movement was allowed from either side on Jammu-Srinagar highway in view of inclement weather prediction issued by MeT department for next few days,” a traffic department official said.
Hundreds of vehicles moving towards the valley have been stranded between Peera and Udhampur, they said.
The official said that Mughal road, connecting Poonch and Shopian districts continue to remain closed due to snow accumulation.
